1949 Ford Custom Tudor Sedan [70B]

1949 Ford Custom [70B] in Pride in Driving, Short Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2017-06-09 00:26	US Ford?? Plate might be NYP 577 - Aug 53 to May 54 "allocated in blocks", but not distinct enough to be definite. Car in front is also interesting so might be embassy or something.
supcoach ◊ 2017-06-09 00:39	1950 model year Ford
atom ◊ 2017-06-09 01:01	1949 Ford Tudor Sedan. No-name model 70A or Custom 70B. I would say it's the no-name model since I can't see the name plate on the front fender.
MisterZ ◊ 2017-06-09 03:52	How did this end up in the UK?? Is it LHD, or RHD sourced from Australia perhaps? I'm assuming it's a manual... was there any demand for automatic cars in the UK back then? -- Last edit: 2017-06-09 22:21:09
dsl ◊ 2017-06-09 04:46	Slightly better capture Fairly confident now of plate - HYP 677 = June 1947 to Sept 49, London "allocated in blocks". Could well be LHD - can't see any sign of RHD. The Taunus in front has a CD plate, so this must be something diplomatic as well, although 10+ years old.
atom ◊ 2017-06-09 09:40	Looking closer at the Taunus picture I do belive it has the Custom name plate.
dsl ◊ 2017-06-09 13:50	Was there Canada production (the usual source for US stuff in UK)?